CBT on a geared 50cc

chris50cc · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Karma :

How do I go about being elligable to ride a geared 50cc? Do I need to do my CBT on one or do I do a normal CBT on a twist and go, then do and extra course for the geared bike? Confused

Please help!!!
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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

You can ride a geared 50cc if you do your cbt on a twist-and-go.
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chris50cc · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Karma :

Wow, really? I heard you had to do something special to ride geared
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carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

Meh - that was certainly the case when I did it in 2002 anyway, and I've heard nothing saying it has changed.

I think what you've heard is a typical case of "spotty 16 year old making it up". Smile

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

There is only one type of CBT, and if you are 16 years old you are then entitled to use a bike which does not have an engine bigger than 50cc, and is not capable of doing more than 50kmph (about 31mph). If you are 17 then you are entitled to use a bike which is not bigger than 125cc and is not more powerful than 14.6bhp.

A CBT qualification is valid for two years, you can renew it by doing a CBT course again, and you can renew as many times as you want to. If you do a CBT at the age of 16 and do it on a 50cc bike, then when you're 17 you can ride a 125cc bike without doing any further courses. There is no different CBT or anything for using gears, you can get a bike with gears if you want to, or not if you want to.

Hope this is of help. Thumbs Up

chris50cc · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Karma :

cheers guys Very Happy

I'll be looking a geared bikes a lot more now I think
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The Tot · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Karma :

I've only been told this too!!!! Exclamation

So how comes my local training school insist i do a clutch conversion course for 50 quid despite me riding for nearly a year now. Surely it's just a 10 minute session around the car park to see how the clutch and gears feel like and getting used to the biting point and stuff since i've ridden clutch before. They nearly scammed me for 50 quid.
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MaSh · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

The Tot · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Karma :

Sorry lads, i forgot to mention that i did my CBT on my automatic so i missed out on the clutch & figure of 8 stuff Embarassed

. It shouldn't take me long to re-establish it though.
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MaSh · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

zaknafien · Joined: 25 Mar 2002 Karma :

I never did the figure of eight stuff either, infact I never did half of what i've heard other's have had to do. Confused

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badlydamaged · Spanner Monkey Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Karma :

I did figure of eight and I was on a moped at the time Thinking

. So im sure you guys should have.
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chris50cc · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Karma :

Can we just clear this up then. If a person does their CBT on an automatic they are still able to ride a geared bike?
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